UK News – Page 5
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NewsCanadian thriller ‘The Last Assassins’ locks in key deals
EXCLUSIVE: The thriller has sold to North America and UK-Ireland.
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NewsNascent UK production company Public Pictures on elevated genre slate and building an industry hub
The company has invested in a London creative hub to encourage collaboration with fellow UK producers.
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NewsBêtes Sauvages, Lunar Pictures producers among Matchmakers Global South lab cohort
EXCLUSIVE: Lab includes 10 features from UK producers looking for international partners in Global South.
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NewsUK-Nigeria financier Amplify Capital talks supporting African and diaspora filmmaking
Amplify Capital was founded by Ademola Elebute in 2023, and was a backer of Sundance and Berlin premiere ‘Lady’.
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NewsAlief closes deals on Toronto, Tallinn, Fantasia titles
Toronto title ’Kanaval’, Tallinn prize winner ’Mongrels’ and Fantasia winner ’Nesting’ have all sold.
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News“Chips” Hardy to write ‘The English Warrior’ for Swiss-UK outfit Jovera Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: “Chips” Hardy is the screenwriter father of Tom Hardy.
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NewsSteve Toussaint, Sanaa Lathan to lead C.J. Obasi’s psychological drama ‘A Blue Butterfly’
EXCLUSIVE: Film will start production next month in UK and Rwanda.
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NewsCharli XCX: “Berlin doesn’t shy away from political films”
“Those are the kind of films we love and want to champion,” says ‘The Moment’ star.
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NewsEdinburgh film festival director Paul Ridd talks 2026 plans
“We’re a really viable market, as well as cultural launch for films.”
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NewsMermaid horror ‘The Catch’ with Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ben Miles acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: Film is heading into production this year.
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NewsConor McPherson’s 'The Weir’ starring Brendan Gleeson starts filming for Curzon and Break Out Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: The shoot is taking place in Ireland.
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NewsPaul Andrew Williams’ ‘Faith’ starring Erin Doherty and James McAvoy picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Bankside and Logical Pictures are co-selling the project.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Wuthering Heights’ gets second-widest release of all time
’GOAT’, ‘Crime 101’, ‘Looney Tunes’ and horror ‘Whistle’ offer busy counter-programming.
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News‘Zealot’ starring Kodi Smit-McPhee sells wide, including North America, for WestEnd and Gersh
EXCLUSIVE: Vertical will release in North America.
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NewsSteven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’ sells for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: A theatrical release is planned for May 15.
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NewsSc-fi horror ‘Affection’ starring Jessica Rothe sells to North America
EXCLUSIVE: Blue Finch has inked further deals in Germany, Benelux, MENA and South Korea.
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NewsFirst look at Maria Bakalova in thriller ‘No Way Off’ with production underway
EXCLUSIVE: Survival thriller takes place over one Christmas Eve.
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NewsMore cast and crew revealed for Sony’s Beatles four-parter
Behind the camera talents include cinematographer Greig Fraser and executive music producer Giles Martin.
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NewsCPH:DOX-bound, BFI-backed ‘Something Familiar’ acquired for world sales
EXCLUSIVE: Romania-UK co-production follows a filmmaker drawn into her own family history when helping a woman search for her birth mother.
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NewsUK’s HanWay appoints head of production and director of sales
The company has hired execs from Recorded Picture Company and Film Constellation.